With the successful launch of Japan's Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Phased Array L-band SAR (PALSAR) and the recent provision of a Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JERS-1) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mosaic ...

The grain-scale topography of a sediment surface is a key component of a fluvial system, affecting aspects including sediment transport, flow resistance and ecology. However, its effect is hard to quantify because of the ...

Since the turn of the new millennium, the Chinese central government has focused significant attention on substantially improving rural residents’ well-being and achieving the coordinated development of urban and rural ...

The fading rates (g-values) of various luminescence signals were measured using four samples of basalt. It appeared that the fading rates measured by optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) detected in the UV, and ...

Concerning the comment from Dr. Gustin “that this manuscript seems to have fallen easily through the peer review process”, I would strongly refute this. The manuscript was handled by my Associate Editor Dr. John Gray, who ...

Digital optical televiewing (OPTV) of hot-water-drilled boreholes is evaluated as a technique for the investigation of englacial ice and debris structures on the basis of six boreholes drilled in the terminus region of ...